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ArticleNAR genomics and bioinformatics2020

ScaR-a tool for sensitive detection of known fusion transcripts: establishing prevalence of fusions in testicular germ cell tumors.

Sen Zhao, Andreas M Hoff, Rolf I Skotheim

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Article in NAR genomics and bioinformatics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Sen ZhaoDepartment of Molecular Oncology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-Radiumhospitalet, 0372 Oslo, Norway.
Andreas M HoffDepartment of Molecular Oncology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-Radiumhospitalet, 0372 Oslo, Norway.
Rolf I SkotheimDepartment of Molecular Oncology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital-Radiumhospitalet, 0372 Oslo, Norway.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioinformatics tools for fusion transcript detection from RNA-sequencing data are in general developed for identification of novel fusions, which demands a high number of supporting reads and strict filters to avoid false discoveries. As our knowledge of bona fide fusion genes becomes more saturated, there is a need to establish their prevalence with high sensitivity. We present ScaR, a tool that uses a supervised scaffold realignment approach for sensitive fusion detection in RNA-seq data. ScaR detects a set of 130 synthetic fusion transcripts from simulated data at a higher sensitivity compared to established fusion finders. Applied to fusion transcripts potentially involved in testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs), ScaR detects the fusions

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